CONTAINMENT OF A NUCLEAR POWER EXCURSION IN THE AIR FORCE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TEST REACTOR (thesis)
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4333027
The maximum credible incident, due to a step increase in reactivity of four percent, is a power excursion of 1000 Mw-sec. Additional energy from an exothermic aluminum-water reaction within the core could conceivably cause a static pressure rise in the containment shell of as Much as 16-5 psi. The stntic pressure rise will be preceded by shock wave formation, which is caused by rapid power excursion and energy release. Shock wave behavior in air, water, and solids is described with special emphasis on the reflection, transmission, and reinforcement at the various boundaries or interfaces. One-quarter scale model blast tests performed to verify the integrity of the original reactor containment design are described(W. D. M.)
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-013487
- OSTI ID:
- 4333027
- Report Number(s):
- USAFIT-TR-58-12
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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